Our Mission
The ALANA Scholars program was created in 2010 to support African American, LatinX, Asian, and Native American students at Maryville College. Students, their mentors, and staff/faculty advisors all have BIPOC identities, intentionally. In addition to providing opportunities for students to develop their leadership skills and strengthen their voices around diversity, equity, and inclusion, ALANA also provides a safe space and supportive environment in which members can see positive reflections of themselves and their lived experiences, learn about each other’s cultures, become stronger allies for each other, and advocate for justice, diversity, inclusion, and equity on campus.
Financial Value
Up to $2,000 each year. Renewable for eight fall/spring semesters of full-time study with 2.0 GPA.
Organization Roles and Responsibilities
Program Advisors – Maryville College Staff and Faculty with BIPOC identities that lead the program, and are invested in each Scholar’s individual and overall success on campus.
Leadership Scholar – An MC student that has served as an ALANA Scholar for at least one (1) or two (2) years, and chosen to lead various components within the program (ex. lead/organize meetings, workshops, and sessions, and facilitate communication with fellow scholars).
Scholar – A culturally diverse student that actively participates within the program, its commitments, and joins a culturally diverse club or organization.
To learn more about the ALANA Scholarship, contact us via email at alana@maryvillecollege.edu
As an ALANA Award recipient with an annual award of up to $2,000, we expect you to make a difference in campus life here at Maryville College championing diversity issues and challenging all of us to be more knowledgeable about our world. Your expectation is to celebrate, educate and challenge yourself and others in this open territory called Diversity. Your paths to accomplish these goals include but are not limited to:
- Enroll in and complete a fall ALANA course in order to learn content, skills, and ways to support each other as ALANA Diversity Scholars.
- Attend meetings throughout the academic year with Faculty/Staff and Leadership Scholars.
- Join a campus organization of your choice and begin to implement diversity programming.
- Participate in, and reflect on, at least three co-curricular events each semester as part of your continuing diversity education.
- Design, implement, and complete a spring semester community engagement project.
As an incoming student, the application can be found within your MaryVille Portal – MVP. If you have trouble finding it, you should contact your Admissions Counselor for assistance.
Application Requirements
- Three (3) short answer questions (approx. 200-500 words)
- Essay submission
- Interview with Program Advisors and ALANA Leadership Scholars
